Chill Out To This Soothing South Pole Plowing Timelapse

Approximately 4,000 people live in Antarctica, and they're all there for a reason. They've got scientific studies to perform, and turnover is high. The environment at these bases is closer to a military base or oil rig than it is an actual town. Things are constantly in flux. But that doesn't mean people can't take a moment to appreciate where they are.

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This video doesn't come with much context. Just a beautiful song along with a sped-up version of what it's like to work at the South Pole. Over at Reddit, a user comments that the video consists of "mostly smoothing out the snow drifts (which can get quite large if left to their own devices), so that smaller vehicles and people on foot can get around more easily."

It's the type of utilitarian work that might not directly lead to any scientific breakthroughs, but makes it possible for anyone to live there. This type of thing probably gets monotonous (indeed, Reddit is also chock full of horror stories about working at the South Pole) but this video makes it feel like magic.